Katie's Take

Want killer legs like Kate Upton or Heidi Klum? We’ll you’re gonna have to work for them. It turns out that you don’t have to win the genetic lottery to have great legs – certain exercises and a healthy diet will help you shape your body.

Celebrity fitness and wellness expert to the stars David Kirsch came by to teach Katie some killer moves for some killer legs.

“Seriously, David! Aren’t you just born with A-List legs?” Katie asked. “No! Sexy, tone, long, and lean,” he said. “There is not a one size fits all.”

“How important [is diet] to having great legs?” she asked. “It’s huge,” he said.

So what are some of David’s most important workout moves to get amazing legs?

Reverse crossover lunges, plié toe squats will tone your outer thigh, while shaping and tightening. Sumo Lunges will also lean you out. Make sure to do 15 to 20 repetitions for each exercise.

“I think you’re ready for the beach!” David said, after showing Katie some examples. “Not yet. But a few weeks with you I will be,” an out of breath Katie said.

It's almost Christmas time! And Katie is getting her tree ready. So what goes into this process? How does Katie get that 8-foot tree into her apartment, and most importantly, what great tips does she have for decorating the tree? Well, Katie took a step back and let a professional take charge.

Katie's friend Jeffrey Phillip, a style and efficiency expert, helped out a little. Okay, a lot.

"The holidays are always about making your space more inviting and warmer," he says.

So what are some tips we learned from Jeffrey?

Tip 1: It's always important to use wire ribbon. This will make it easier for you to control the ribbon when wrapping it around the tree.

Tip 2: Adding garland to your mirrors will add pop and pizazz.

Tip 3: Incorporate colors from the room into your tree.

Tip 4: Add some flowers to your tree to give it charm. Katie is from the South, so magnolias were spread throughout.

If you are throwing a dinner party, you can use ornaments with guests' names instead of placeholders. This way, your guests will have a nice souvenir from a wonderful evening.

America's sweetheart Danica McKellar is not just a television icon from her work on "The Wonder Years," she's also a gifted mathematician.

Danica starred on "The Wonder Years" from 1988 to 1993 as Winnie Cooper. Since then, she's starred in a slew of movies and TV shows, and even music videos, but it's her passion for math that has driven her to write fun lesson books for teenagers.

"You've written four books to encourage girls to succeed and love math," Katie said. "How did that come about?"

"I love math. I have since college and I knew I could present math in an entertaining way, Danica said. "The books look more like 'teen magazines' than math books and there's a reason for that. I wanted to write books that I wished I had [when I was younger] ."

"It was such an anecdote for you from the vagaries of Hollywood, because it wasn't subjective. You could work, you could solve a problem, you could figure it out, and you could feel this sense of empowerment as a result," Katie noted.

From food stamps to a MacArthur Grant to owning his own dance studio – Kyle Abraham has had a rough journey. He sat down with Katie to discuss his struggles, and how things have a way of turning around.

Kyle grew up in Pittsburgh, but got his start in dance pretty late.

“The funny thing is for me, starting at around 17, I was think that whole time I was going to be a choreography,” he explained, “The people at SUNY Purchase - they must have seen something special in me.”

School left Kyle in debt, even with awards and grants – over $100,000. Kyle went on to start a dance company, Abraham.In.Motion, but then received devastating news, which put his dreams on hold.

He found out that his father was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s, so finding a balance was difficult. Kyle had to go on food stamps for a while to help ease the financial burden.

Things started to turn around when the MacArthur Foundation – which recognizes artistic excellence – awarded Kyle an award.

“Well if I were like that, would I be telling you?” Emma said, “That would be so unattractive.”

“I haven’t been in something I love this much,” she added, when discussing her new film. Emma plays P.L. Travers, the writer of ‘Mary Poppins’.

“I read that you had to have this dreadful perm – and it created a little problem in your marriage,” Katie noted.

“You mean the ‘no sex for 6 months problem?” Emma responded.

It turns out that the stylist on the set of the movie, set out to give Emma a perm that echoed Annette Bening’s hairstyle – when in fact it didn’t turn out so stylish.

When it comes to marriage – Emma has some advice that might save your relationship. “You go progressively deafer. That’s it really,” she said. “Plus, if they are doing something really irritating I can just take out my contact lenses and everything goes deliciously fuzzy.”

The cast of the hit sitcom “Murphy Brown” which aired for ten years with a total of 247 episodes - has finally reunited.

Candice Bergen played an investigative journalist and news anchor for FYI, a fictional television program, but it was her supporting cast that made the show so great.

“Is it fun for you all to have the gang assembled once more?” Katie asked “We love it,” said Joe Regalbuto, who played Frank Fontana on the hit 90’s series. “The minute we all saw each other everybody just lit up.

“It really is powerful, the feelings we have for each other,” added Charles Kimbrough.

While most television sitcoms take a few years to fully develop, many noted that “Murphy Brown” felt right from the start.

“It’s pretty unusual - it seems to me - for a whole cast to click like you guys did,” Katie mentioned.

While it was unusual, the cast gave credit to the strong writing. “We knew who our characters were from day one.” Joe said, “We had a ball right from the beginning.”